Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the situation in Syria, saying at the defense headquarters in Tel Aviv that "we have no intention of interfering in its internal affairs, but we clearly intend to do what is necessary to ensure our security. Netanyahu added: "Within this framework, I authorized the Air Force to bomb strategic military capabilities left behind by the Syrian army, so that they would not fall into the hands of the jihadists. This is similar to what the British Air Force did when it bombed the fleet of the Vichy regime, which collaborated with the Nazis, so that it would not fall into the hands of the Nazis." Netanyahu said that Israel wants "relations with the new regime in Syria. But if this regime allows Iran to reestablish itself in Syria, or allows the transfer of Iranian weapons or any other weapons to Hezbollah, or attacks us - we will respond forcefully and we will exact a heavy price from it. What happened to the previous regime will also happen to this regime."
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